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Tree Recovery For Homeowners | The Arbor Day Foundation
How to assess damage, save trees, and remove unsafe trees after violent storms.Source: Tree Recovery For Homeowners | The Arbor Day Foundation
Preparing for Future Storms | The Arbor Day Foundation
Major storms can inflict severe damage to tree canopy in a short period of time. But in every storm, some trees survive with minimal damage. With proper care, much of the worst damage to trees and property can be prevented. Here are five suggestions for pruning and...
8 Festive Ideas for Winter Container Gardens | Love Your Landscape
With your summer container gardens no doubt long past their prime and the winter holidays fast approaching, it’s the perfect time to spruce up your containers with some holiday cheer. From simple to ornate, here are 8 dazzling ways to add a touch of color and sparkle...
Winter Tree Pruning | Love Your Landscape
Like most homeowners, you undoubtedly want your trees to be healthy, but unless you are a landscape professional, it can likely feel like you are just guessing about how to care for your trees and how to fix them when there is a problem. So let’s learn a bit of what...
10 houseplant decor ideas for big impact | TreeHugger
You don't have to have an entire garden room to make a statement with your indoor plants. Decorating with houseplants is somewhat straightforward, as long as you give each plant a place with appropriate conditions, it's almost hard to go wrong. That's the beauty of...
5 Romantic Houseplants With Heart-Shape Leaves | Better Homes & Gardens
Unlike a bouquet of flowers, these adorable indoor plants will keep on growing, just like your affection. Plus you can have them delivered in less than a week.Source: 5 Romantic Houseplants With Heart-Shape Leaves | Better Homes & Gardens
Pink Ceramic Trees Are the Newest Valentine’s Day Decor Trend | Better Homes & Gardens
Vintage ceramic Christmas trees have experienced a resurgence in the last few years, but the delicate ceramic figures aren’t exclusive to yuletide decor. Pink ceramic trees can be repurposed for Valentine’s Day decorations, and we are fully embracing it.Source: Pink...
Valentine’s Day Trees Are the Latest Trend You’ll Fall in Love With | Better Homes & Gardens
Now you have an excuse to leave your Christmas tree up!Source: Valentine's Day Trees Are the Latest Trend You'll Fall in Love With | Better Homes & Gardens
Scientists Say They’ll Plant 1 Billion Trees by 2028 Using Drones Which Plant Pods Filled with ‘Secret’ Ingredients | Newsweek
The science and engineering graduates behind the project claim their methods are 10 times faster and 20 percent cheaper than normal tree planting techniques. They hope this will enable them to efficiently target areas which have been harvested and ravaged by wild...
Here’s why you shouldn’t rake the leaves on your lawn – The Boston Globe
Leaf litter is its own mini-ecosystem. When we remove it, we also remove a host of beneficial insects and disrupt critical habitats for many small creatures. Equally important, rotting leaves release nutrients back into the soil. It’s why trees are often considered...
Annual Plants Should Be Part of Every Garden – Horticulture
Text by Scott Beuerlein for the May/June 2017 issue of Horticulture. If you’ve visited many public gardens lately, you’ve seen the writing on the wall. Horticulture continues hurtling toward naturalistic, post-wild, Piet Oudolf–inspired landscapes. This is good news...
Wilted Plants: How the Garden Uses and Loses Water – Horticulture
You know that wilted plants need water, but have you ever wondered how that happens? Horticulture’s gardening meteorologist, Ed Brotak, explains.Source: Wilted Plants: How the Garden Uses and Loses Water - Horticulture
Best Plants for Pollinators, Listed by Region – Horticulture
Here are plants for pollinators like bumblebees and butterflies, recommended by gardening experts in regions across the United States.Source: Best Plants for Pollinators, Listed by Region - Horticulture
How to Find More Space to Garden Anywhere – Horticulture
Even if you don't own land, you can find a space to garden. Here are tips from two passionate gardeners who have used creative ways to pursue their art.Source: How to Find More Space to Garden Anywhere - Horticulture
Professional Emergency Tree Removal and Preventative Tree Care
You can trust Bogan Tree Service when winter storms damage trees on your property. Our reliable arborists provide full service tree care for residential and commercial properties on the South Shore. If recent storms have brought down limbs or trees, let certified...
How to care for houseplants during the winter | TreeHugger
Colder weather provides some unique challenges for indoor plants; here's how to how to help them get through it.Source: How to care for houseplants during the winter | TreeHugger
A relative of one of the most famous trees of all time is hiding in plain sight | MNN – Mother Nature Network
A descendant of the Newton Tree lives a private, unassuming life in California.Source: A relative of one of the most famous trees of all time is hiding in plain sight | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Taking the long view | The world’s 10 oldest living trees | MNN – Mother Nature Network
The oldest living trees in the world have borne witness to history, survived changing climates and human development, and persevered.Source: Taking the long view | The world's 10 oldest living trees | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Grow a 100-year-old forest in your backyard in just 10 years | TreeHugger
Obviously, you can't literally grow a century-old forest in just a decade, but by mimicking nature's forest-building process, it's possible to kickstart your own mini-forest.Source: Grow a 100-year-old forest in your backyard in just 10 years | TreeHugger
Living near green spaces can help you live longer | MNN – Mother Nature Network
It’s no secret that being in nature is good for your health. Something as simple as a walk in the woods boosts your well-being and has benefits from better sleep to lower stress. One study even found that walking in a park can give you the same feel-good...
Merry Christmas 2019!
Happy Holidays to all our customers, family and friends. Thank you for another great year. Here’s to 2020!
The History of Christmas Trees — Christmas Customs and Traditions — whychristmas?com
The history of Christmas Trees, when they became popular and what they mean and represent at Christmas.Source: The History of Christmas Trees -- Christmas Customs and Traditions -- whychristmas?com
Sourcing, Cutting, & Transporting The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree | Turf Magazine
This year's U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is a 60-foot blue spruce that traveled over 2,000 miles from Carson National Forest.Source: Sourcing, Cutting, & Transporting The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree | Turf Magazine
History of the Christmas Tree | Arbor Day Blog
Decorated evergreen trees are such a part of Christmas, it’s hard to think about the holiday without them. Their lush green branches and woodland aromas grace homes, shops, and offices as well as the garden shops, tree farms, and pop-up lots that sell around 35...
The truth about the tree that grows ‘brains’ and scares small children | MNN
The creepy bodark tree produces unnervingly strange fruit.Source: The truth about the tree that grows 'brains' and scares small children | MNN - Mother Nature Network
The benefits of grouping houseplants together | TreeHugger
Strategically clustering indoor plants in a group is a great idea, here's why and how to do it.Source: The benefits of grouping houseplants together | TreeHugger
Green streets: which city has the most trees? | The Guardian
City-dwellers have always appreciated tree cover, a fact recognised in the premium prices for properties on tree-lined streets and those adjacent to leafy parks.Source: Green streets: which city has the most trees? | The Guardian
America’s Champion Trees Announced – American Forests
American Forests unveils the latest National Register of Champion Trees—a listing of the largest and most impressive trees in the US.Source: America’s Champion Trees Announced - American Forests
5 Tips to Landscape with Trees | Arbor Day Blog
Trees are a beautiful and affordable way to add color, texture, and life to your yard. With so many options to choose from, finding the right tree can become overwhelming. With some careful planning, the right tree in the right place can not only make your yard...
A 16-Million-Year-Old Tree Tells a Deep Story of the Passage of Time | Smithsonian
To explain the exceedingly long life of the planet, the Smithsonian’s new fossil hall designers began with this arboreal wonderSource: A 16-Million-Year-Old Tree Tells a Deep Story of the Passage of Time | Smithsonian
Tree Care Tips & Techniques at arborday.org
These comprehensive tree care tips will guide you through the process of selecting, planting, and caring for the right tree for your space.Source: Tree Care Tips & Techniques at arborday.org
Can I Still Plant? First Frost & Fall Establishment | Turf Magazine
Most regions of the U.S., with a few exceptions, have experienced their first frost of the season by now. And landscapers are among that select group of people for whom that first dip into freezing temperatures means more than just it’s going to be a chilly...
